What is vegan oatnog?

Vegan oatnog is a dairy-free version of eggnog made using oat milk instead of cream and eggs. MYOM Oatnog uses MYOM Oat Milk, maple syrup and warming spices to recreate the classic festive flavour.

Does oatnog taste like eggnog?

Yes. Oatnog has the same warming spices and creamy texture as traditional eggnog, but it is lighter and fully plant-based.

Can you make oatnog without alcohol?

Absolutely. MYOM Oatnog tastes delicious with or without alcohol and is suitable for the whole family.

What alcohol works best in vegan oatnog?

Rum, brandy, or vegan cream liqueurs such as Liquid Oats or Dirty Cow pair perfectly.

Is Powdered or Premix Oat Milk Actually Cheaper?

This post compares powder and premix on price. For a deeper look at how the two formats differ on ingredients, energy, and taste and why both are better than the carton, read Beyond the Carton: How Powder and Premix Are Fixing Oat Milk.

Oat powder can look cheaper upfront, but once processing energy, added ingredients, taste and waste are considered, the value gap often narrows. Premix oat drinks avoid industrial drying and offers a competitive cost per litre with fewer compromises.

Why People Are Asking If Powdered Oat Drink Is Cheaper

As oat drinks have become a daily staple rather than an occasional alternative, cost has moved higher up the decision list. With household budgets under pressure, shoppers are looking for formats that offer better value over time, not just a lower shelf price.

Powdered oat drinks have gained attention because they promise efficiency: compact packaging, no refrigeration, and less weight to transport. Premix formats like MYOM approach the same problem differently, using the oat base ingredients and making them into a shelf-stable liquid that you dilute at home.

Oat Powder vs Oat Premix: What’s the Difference?

Both powdered and premix oat drinks start with oats processed into a liquid extract. The difference lies in what happens next.

Oat powder removes almost all the water using freeze-drying or spray drying, creating a powder that must later be rehydrated. Oat Premix keeps the oat extract in liquid form, using gentler processing to remain shelf-stable until water is added at home.

Is Oat Powder Really Cheaper?

Shelf price alone rarely reflects real value. A more useful comparison looks at cost per litre once mixed, how consistently the product is used, and whether taste or texture issues lead to waste.

MYOM is priced from around £1.37 per litre delivered when bought in multipacks, and from £1.24 per litre on subscription, placing it in the same range as many powdered options and competitive with supermarket cartons.

Taste, Texture and the Hidden Cost of Cheaper

Taste plays a bigger role in value than many people expect. If a product is less enjoyable, it’s more likely to be under-used or replaced.

Oat powder can suffer from grittiness, separation or thin mouthfeel if not mixed perfectly. To compensate, many include added oils or emulsifiers.

Oat Premix avoids these issues by never becoming a powder in the first place, helping preserve a cleaner oat flavour.

Ingredients and Processing Trade-Offs

Ingredient lists often reflect how much work is needed to rebuild a liquid after drying. Powdered oat milks frequently rely on additional ingredients to restore creaminess and stability. MYOM Premix format remains simpler because they avoid the most aggressive processing steps.

The Environmental Cost You Don’t See on the Label

Oat powder is often marketed as more sustainable because it reduces transport emissions and packaging. While those benefits are real, they don’t tell the whole story.

Freeze-Drying: High Energy, High Impact

Freeze-drying removes water by freezing the product and lowering pressure so ice sublimates directly into vapour. This requires extremely low temperatures, vacuum systems and long processing times.

Spray Drying: Industrial-Scale Energy Use

Spray drying involves atomising liquid oat milk into hot air to evaporate water quickly. It is one of the most energy-intensive operations in food manufacturing.

MYOM’s Alternative: A Liquid Premix That Avoids Industrial Drying

Instead of drying oat milk aggressively and reconstituting it later, MYOM keeps oats in a liquid premix form from the first extraction process.

By avoiding freeze-drying and spray drying altogether, MYOM removes one of the most energy-intensive stages of production while still delivering compact storage and long shelf life.

Environmental Comparison at a Glance

This table compares powdered oat milk and premix oat milk across key environmental factors, including manufacturing energy, transport impact, packaging waste and overall environmental footprint.

Factor	Oat Powder	MYOM Oat Premix
Manufacturing energy	High (freeze- or spray-drying)	Lower (no intensive drying)
Transport impact	Moderate	Very low
Packaging waste	Moderate	Low
Refrigeration required	No	No
Overall environmental impact	Lower than dairy, higher than premix	Among the lowest

Environmental comparison of Oat Powder and Oat Premix, showing how processing energy often outweighs transport and packaging savings.

What this means: Reducing transport weight helps, but avoiding energy-intensive drying has a bigger impact on overall footprint.

Who This Is For

If your priority is the lowest upfront price regardless of taste or processing, oat powder may suit you. If you want a balance of value, flavour, simpler processing and sustainability, MYOM Oat Premix offers a more rounded option.

Where to Buy MYOM Oat Drink Premix

MYOM Original Oat and MYOM Barista Oat are available to buy online in multipacks and cases, making them especially suitable for shared kitchens and bulk buying without bulk storage.
Buy MYOM Oat Drink Premix here: Shop MYOM

Is Oat Powder or Premix Oat Drink Actually Cheaper?